ADVERT
ISEMENT
T h e P o w e r
o fT o u c h
The power of touch is truly astounding!
This super-sense offers numerous
emotional and physical benefits to both
children and adults. Touch can help:
•
C om fort and reassure
•
Deal p o sitive ly w ith stress
•
W ard off illness
•
M ake us laugh!
Lever
2000
® is the deodorant soap that
helps you and your fam ily make every
touch count by leaving your skin feeling
smooth, healthy and hydrated.
Capture the Power
of Touch and
You Could W in!
Submit a photo that shows how your
family embraces the power of touch for
a chance to win!
G ran d Prize Package includes:
• Winning family featured in a special
Lever 2000® print advertisement,
including a professional photo
shoot of your family!
• A new family dining table and four
chairs from the Better Homes and
Gardens™ Furniture Collection
Plus.
..ten runners-up will receive
a digital camera
Enter your photo today at
MakeEveryTouchCount.com
BECAUSE
EVERY
TOUCH
COUNTS’
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Subject to
Official Rules at www.makeeverytouchcount.com. To enter,
visit www.makeeverytouchcount.com and complete the
registration form, then follow the instructions to upload up
to six (6) photos (one (1) gallery) of two (2) or more members
of the entrant's immediate family engaged in an active, fun,
positive and energetic moment of close interaction capturing
an actual moment of human touch. Include with each photo
a caption of no more than 1,000 characters explaining how
the photo relates to the contest theme of "Make Every Touch
Count." Photos must be .jpeg or .bmp image formats and
cannot exceed
3
MB. Photos must be taken by entrant (or if
entrant appears in the photo, taken at entrant's direction and
with entrant's perm
ission), non-professional, unpublished,
and may not have won any prize or award. Entrant must
have express perm
ission from
each person depicted in entry
photo(s) to use the image(s), and if selected as a winner, must
secure written release and assignment of rights from
each
person depicted. Lever
2000
Make Every Touch Count Contest
begins May
12
,
2009
and ends July
22
,
2009
. Entries must be
received by
11:59
p.m
., E.T. on
7
/
22
/
09
. Open to legal residents
of the
50
United States, and the District of Columbia,
21
years
or older. One entry per household. Void where prohibited.
Sponsors: Meredith Corporation,
1716
Locust Street, Des
Moines, Iowa
50309
and Conopco, Inc. d/b/a Unilever,
700
Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
07632
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2 0 0 0 *
indoors
M A K E O V E R S
HANG LOOSE
Stephen cut ready-
made curtain panels to
the desired length (to
the floor here and
shorter over the
window seat) and used
iron-on fusing tape to
hem them. He attached
ribbon to the edges
with fabric glue.
Panels, IKEA.com
LAID-BACK COLOR
Buttery yellow paint
warmed up the whole
room. “Merrie loves
blue, white, and
yellow,” Stephen says.
“And I think ‘vacation
house’ when I see these
colors together”
Goldfinch VM
30
,
rlhome.polo.com
The best of old and new
To keep this makeover budget-friendly, Stephen first “shopped” other rooms in
Merrie’s house. Then he filled in the gaps with a few retail buys.
WHAT SHE HAD
— Sofa
— Blue armchair with ottoman
— Pair of wicker chairs
— Coffee table (pulled from
living room)
— Rug (pulled from living room)
— White occasional table
WHAT HE ADDED
— Striped armchair
— Media storage (two bookcases
and console)
— Curtain panels
— Picture ledge
— Cushions
— Pedestal side table®
For buying information seepage 253.
82
JUNE 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
